Week in Photos (Mar 16)

View a gallery of photos from around the world the week of Mar. 16- Mar. 20.

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Sat., March 21, 2015

Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge meets cadets during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in England, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge attended the Parade as Colonel of the Regiment and the Duchess of Cambridge presented the traditional sprigs of shamrocks to the Officers and Guardsmen of the Regiment.

Kirsty Wigglesworth Associated Press
A police car burns after clashes between demonstrators and police Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. The Blockupy alliance said activists plan to try to blockade the new headquarters of the ECB to protest against government austerity and capitalism.

Michael Probst Associated Press
The Northern Lights (Aurora borealis) are seen on the sky above Pilisszentkereszt, 26 kms north of Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday morning, March 18, 2015. Photo was taken from the viewpoint of Dobogoko in Salgotarjan.

Balazs Mohai Mti
Indian farmer women look at wheat crop that was damaged in unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm at village Govingpura, outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The recent rainfall over large parts of northwest and central India has massively damaged standing crops.

Deepak Sharma Associated Press
A young Kashmiri Bakarwal nomad girl looks out from inside her temporary camp, with a sheep in the adjoining tent at Haal village, some 52 Kilometers (33 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The Jammu-Srinagar highway, connecting the Kashmir valley to the rest of the country, remained closed for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday following heavy rain and snowfall at some places.

Mukhtar Khan Associated Press
A maintenance worker waters a rooftop garden on a building in the central business district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Mark Baker Associated Press
A U.S. sailor works with bombs being prepared for loading on military jets on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Thursday, March 19, 2015. U.S. aircraft aboard the Carl Vinson as well as French military jets aboard the nearby French carrier Charles de Gaulle are flying missions over Iraq in the fight against Islamic State militants.

Hasan Jamali Associated Press
With the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial in the background, the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, prior to President Barack Obama's motorcade taking the president to Capitol Hill for a "Friends of Ireland" luncheon.

Jacquelyn Martin Associated Press
The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse as seen over a statue at the one of the city landmarks, the General Staff Headquarters in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 20, 2015. An eclipse is darkening parts of Europe on Friday in a rare solar event that won't be repeated for more than a decade.

Dmitry Lovetsky Associated Press
A young woman walks in view of Old Main on the Penn State University campus during a snowstorm Friday, March 20, 2015, in State College, Pa. Forecasters say a storm will dump up to 6 inches of snow on the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Friday. New England will be on the lower end of the snow totals but even Boston, which has seen a record 108.6 inches of snow, could get an inch or more.

Matt Rourke Associated Press